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    skive
    /skʌɪv/

    verb

    • 1. avoid work or a duty by staying away or leaving early; shirk: "I skived off school"

    noun

    • 1. an instance of avoiding work or a duty by staying away or leaving early.

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  2. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishSKIVE | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

    SKIVE definition: 1. to be absent from work or school without permission: 2. to be absent from work or school…. Learn more.

  3. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › skiveSkive Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

    The meaning of SKIVE is to avoid work or school by staying away or by leaving without permission —often used with off. How to use skive in a sentence.

  4. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishSKIVE definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

    If you skive, you avoid working, especially by staying away from the place where you should be working. [ British , informal ] The company treated me as though I were skiving.

  5. dictionary.cambridge.org › us › dictionarySKIVE | definition in the Cambridge English Dictionary

    SKIVE meaning: 1. to be absent from work or school without permission: 2. to be absent from work or school…. Learn more.

  6. www.dictionary.com › browse › skiveSKIVE Definition & Meaning | Dictionary.com

    Skive definition: to split or cut, as leather, into layers or slices.. See examples of SKIVE used in a sentence.

  7. www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com › definition › englishskive verb - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage notes...

    Definition of skive verb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

  8. www.thefreedictionary.com › skiveSkive - definition of skive by The Free Dictionary

    Define skive. skive synonyms, skive pronunciation, skive translation, English dictionary definition of skive. tr.v. skived , skiv·ing , skives To cut thin layers off ; pare. intr.v. skived , skiv·ing , skives Chiefly British Slang To avoid work or duty; shirk....